SteveBones
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Hello,
For my 1958 Triumph TR3A, I recently replaced the differential pinion gear seal & the differential cover gasket. The good news - zero oil leakage from the pinion oil seal. The bad news - there is quite of bit of oil leaking from the differential cover. When I removed the differential cover, both surfaces where cleaned and a new new gasket from Moss along with gasket sealer where used. Looking for help and feedback on the following regarding the diff cover oil leakage:
1). The Moss differential gasket is really thin. I was thinking of replacing with a thicker gasket that I will cut out myself. Has anyone used the Moss diff cover gasket successfully - w/o oil leakage? Should I plan on using thicker gasket material?
2). What gasket sealer would you recommend. I used what I purchased and use for the valve cover gasket vs using a silicon gasket sealer. For the replacement, I will go with a silicon gasket sealer unless someone else recommends some other gasket sealer type or particular brand.
3). Any suggestions for determining if there are high or low spots on the differential cover itself? I was planning to use a straight edge to check for uneven surface. I did not check the diff cover surface the first time.
Thanks in advance for any recommendations you might have on this.
For my 1958 Triumph TR3A, I recently replaced the differential pinion gear seal & the differential cover gasket. The good news - zero oil leakage from the pinion oil seal. The bad news - there is quite of bit of oil leaking from the differential cover. When I removed the differential cover, both surfaces where cleaned and a new new gasket from Moss along with gasket sealer where used. Looking for help and feedback on the following regarding the diff cover oil leakage:
1). The Moss differential gasket is really thin. I was thinking of replacing with a thicker gasket that I will cut out myself. Has anyone used the Moss diff cover gasket successfully - w/o oil leakage? Should I plan on using thicker gasket material?
2). What gasket sealer would you recommend. I used what I purchased and use for the valve cover gasket vs using a silicon gasket sealer. For the replacement, I will go with a silicon gasket sealer unless someone else recommends some other gasket sealer type or particular brand.
3). Any suggestions for determining if there are high or low spots on the differential cover itself? I was planning to use a straight edge to check for uneven surface. I did not check the diff cover surface the first time.
Thanks in advance for any recommendations you might have on this.